How to Use proclaim in a Sentence

proclaim

verb

• He proclaimed his love for her in a poem.
• The magazine proclaimed him to be the best player in baseball.
• She proclaimed that she will run for governor.
• He took command of the government and proclaimed himself emperor.
• The President proclaimed a national day of mourning.
• His behavior proclaimed his good upbringing.
• Her cries proclaimed that what had been done to her had been done to all of us.
  — Rachel Dlugatch, Longreads, 18 July 2023
• The death of movies has been proclaimed for almost as long as movies have been around.
  — A.o. Scott, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2023
• Nolan proclaimed, causing the audience to explode and Downey to kick his feet in the air.
  — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 16 Feb. 2024
• Over the last month or so, Gov. Gavin Newsom has proclaimed a state of emergency in 43 of the state’s 58 counties.
  — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2023
• The reference is to the document adopted in May 1948 as the state was proclaimed – long a touchstone for the court.
  — Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2023
• By the early 12th century, it was left to the the popes to officially proclaim most saints.
  — Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 25 Jan. 2023
• Though the song proclaimed a lie, Alaskans were gracious in victory.
  — David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Mar. 2023
• Over and over again, the world proclaims the death of libraries; over and over again, libraries respond by ascending from the grave.
  — Lisa Bubert, Longreads, 19 Sep. 2023
• Rodgers has also proclaimed his love for The Office (the American version) and has even appeared on the show.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2023
• All winter, the team had publicly proclaimed Lux as their best option at the position.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
• At Braud & Co, a bakery, Rosenthal proclaims that he’s eaten the best cinnamon bun of his life.
  — Laura Manske, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
• Rigas jokingly proclaimed, to the crowd’s surprise and delight.
  — Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2023
• For the killing to stop, more organizations like ACN need to proclaim the truth of what is happening to Christians all over the world.
  — Jon Brown, Fox News, 21 Nov. 2022
• The morning before games, in the defense’s final meeting for the week, Martindale asks each player to proclaim his goals for the next day.
  — Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2023
• Mary looks at herself, in the middle of what ought to destroy her, and uses that moment to proclaim her sacredness.
  — Time, 23 Dec. 2022
• My initial reaction was to judge the systems—for proclaiming great results—but failing to take the next step to scale what work across the system.
  — Sachin H. Jain, Forbes, 4 May 2023
• At one point during all of this, Anger took out an ad in the Village Voice proclaiming his own death, as a publicity stunt.
  — Vulture, 27 May 2023
• To buy its products was to proclaim oneself an It Girl without acquiring any of the stigma of snobbery.
  — Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023
• According to Royal Central, the prime minister has proclaimed each new monarch on the balcony of the Danish palace since the early 1900s.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2024
• Along with the texts, La-Z-Boy chairs are incredibly comfortable, as dads and granddads have proclaimed for decades.
  — Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2023
• The viewing party was largely devoid of suspense (the yes vote was overwhelming), but the room still whooped when the union was proclaimed official.
  — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
• Wisconsin became the third state to proclaim Patriots' Day in 2001.
  — James E. Kukstis, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2023
• Awe at that one actor who came to Paramount dressed up as the Mandalorian in 100-degree heat, proclaiming labor is the way.
  — Anonymous, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Sep. 2023
• Over the years, Rueda Landeros has proclaimed his innocence.
  — Dan Morse, Washington Post, 26 July 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024